Thank you, now I see what I was missing: “Adverbs operate on what comes before 
them”. That makes sense now.  Much appreciated. 

> On Oct 10, 2021, at 1:43 PM, Adrien Mathieu <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> It's 0. Adverbs operate on what comes before them.
> Adverbs and conjunctions can operate on verbs and nouns. For instance, you
> usually call u"v with u a verb and v a noun, but any noun/verb combination
> has a meaning (it is not always the case). Sometimes, when the conjunction
> acts specifically on nouns, u is called m and v n, although in practice it
> makes no difference.
> 
> Adrien Mathieu
> 
> Le dim. 10 oct. 2021 à 22:34, P Padilcdx <[email protected]> a écrit :
> 
>> Thank you for the quick reply. Got the adverb part, thank you. But I’m
>> still missing something fundamental.  If u=< and C=“, V=uC in [x] v V y,
>> what is v in [x] u C v y when called as 0(<“)y? Thank you for your patience!
>> 
>>> On Oct 10, 2021, at 1:13 PM, Adrien Mathieu <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> I think there is a confusion. <" is not a hook, it's an adverb, because
>> < is a verb and " a conjunction, and so technically <" is a partial
>> application of a conjunction. More generally, if you have a conjunction C,
>> uC is the adverb V such that [x] v V y is [x] u C v y and, similarly, Cv is
>> the adverb V such that [x] u V y is [x] u C v y.
>>> 
>>> This is not to be confused with a hook, which is only about verbs (to
>> keep it simple). You would have a hook if " was a verb.
>>> 
>>> So, to answer your question, (<") is an adverb, and 0(<")y is <"0 y
>> (according to the above definition).
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> Adrien Mathieu
>>> 
>>> On 10/10/2021 21:43, P Padilcdx wrote:
>>>> J noob so pardon the noob question. As the subject indicates, I’m
>> confused as to how or why <“0 y turns into 0(<“)y when interpreted as a
>> hook. Looked at the Primer and LJ and they don’t really explain the jump
>> between the “0 to the left” and the “0 to the right” transposition when a
>> hook.  Any pointers would be appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards
>>>> Pete
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